An activity made for the start of the new school year. This activity acts as an ice breaker, giving children the chance to talk to one another and get to know each other more. Included are 25 statements that children have to find someone else to match to. Some statements are more common events e.g. made a snowman whilst some are more specific e.g. been to France. At the end, it can then be used as a class discussion to see who has done what and also pick out more details for certain events.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

A set of pictures that can be used as writing prompts for independent or engaging writing in KS2 English lessons.

Example grids that children can use for each of their main paragraphs when writing an information text, ticking off the key features for each paragraph as they go/ checking they have more than one of some things. These can be used with one per paragraph to check each paragraph meets the criteria.

An activity that requires children to label a Viking raider, labelling up different parts of clothing/ equipment.

Different word cards that include the ar phoneme on them that children can read through blending together.

A simple reading comprehension activity that also focuses on the -oa- phoneme.

A fact file/ knowledge organiser that can be stuck in children's books when doing the newspaper genre in writing or for a help sheet if they are writing a newspaper article in a foundation subject. Included on the sheet is a list of key vocabulary, a labelled image of a newspaper story and a reminder about the key facts to include in any newspaper article.

A simple set of instructions that can be stuck into children's books or placed in front of them to remind them of the four key rules for punctuating direct speech accurately.

This is a helpful presentation looking at how to use the Singapore Bar Model. Singapore Bar is growing in popularity in this country due to the success of Singapore in the PISA tables for Maths, with the methods shown helping children break down problems in a much simpler way. This presentation goes through different models of the bar and how to apply it to a range of problems with step by step details for each problem. It can be used to help individuals become more confident with the methods and applying them or could also be used to help begin to lead staff training on the method.

A mat that looks at being able to add and subtract fractions, multiply fractions together and by whole numbers and being able to divide fractions by whole numbers.

A set of lesson plans aimed at designing a way through units of measurement and specific elements of shape. Each lesson can take up to 2 sessions so with 10 lessons there are up to 20 sessions of planning ideas here. Can be used to design PowerPoints that then run the lesson before creating worksheets that practise or take elements further. I have used White Rose materials to then help me with this but you may have resources, workbooks or sheets that you would rather use. The primary purpose of this resource is to give ideas of how to design lessons, not provide the lessons themselves.

The months of the year represented with their name in Spanish. Can be used for displays or for simple activities to help children learn the months of the year in Spanish.

A lesson presentation that has been made for Year 6 to work on mental multiplication though this is easily adaptable for other year groups. The focus is on three different ways to be able to mentally multiply.

Eight different animals represented with their name in Spanish. Can be used for displays or for simple activities to help children learn the names of animals in Spanish.

A help mat for writing paragraphs in response to questions, following the PEAK paragraph model with an example and different phrases included that children may want to include in their own writing.

The months of the year represented with their name in French. Can be used for displays or for simple activities to help children learn the months of the year in French.

An activity that gives children number facts for the 3x table within triangles with children then having to find all the facts they can from the given numbers. This can work well as a starter and helps children see the commutative whilst seeing the link of operations. Children can then be extended to think about how the = sign can move around and what fraction facts they can find.

A simple set of letters that can be used as a peer marking code for children to use when assessing others writing. These are basic but are effective for getting children to consider the key elements of the writing and being able to mark it quickly and effectively. They could also be used for staff to mark writing with children then responding to these to improve their own, whilst saving time writing lengthy comments.

36 question practice paper for Year 6 ahead of the statutory assessments that combines both elements of the arithmetic paper and problem solving and reasoning. Questions have been taken from a range of sources including some examples from previous papers to help prepare children for some of the types of questions they may come across.